X-Git-Url: https://review.fuel-infra.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=8230f1437db24c9b07c27f702e437ff3efcf0854;hb=d3d6fde6e7aee520c8b659a641fdf50dcd5e20f4;hp=581277bde051039e1a6a8c0f93b843f6920d2e64;hpb=a35c30fe4b501e1bce24fe120cc8cd348b914ac6;p=puppet-modules%2Fpuppetlabs-apt.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 581277b..8230f14 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ apt [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt) -## Description - -Provides helpful definitions for dealing with Apt. - -======= - Overview -------- @@ -19,6 +13,8 @@ Module Description APT automates obtaining and installing software packages on \*nix systems. +***Note:** While this module allows the use of short keys, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you DO NOT USE short keys, as they pose a serious security issue in that they open you up to collision attacks.* + Setup ----- @@ -273,6 +269,10 @@ Implementation Adds the necessary components to get backports for Ubuntu and Debian. The release name defaults to `$lsbdistcodename`. Setting this manually can cause undefined behavior (read: universe exploding). +By default this class drops a Pin-file for Backports pinning it to a priority of 200, lower than the normal Debian archive which gets a priority of 500 to ensure your packages with `ensure => latest` don't get magically upgraded from Backports without your explicit say-so. + +If you raise the priority through the `pin_priority` parameter to *500*, identical to the rest of the Debian mirrors, normal policy goes into effect and the newest version wins/becomes the candidate apt will want to install or upgrade to. This means that if a package is available from Backports it and its dependencies will be pulled in from Backports unless you explicitly set the `ensure` attribute of the `package` resource to `installed`/`present` or a specific version. + Limitations -----------